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I'm totally in the aero is king camp as according to "science" bigger, bluffer folks actually benefit more from aero profiles than a seasoned, lean rider does, and because it trumps weight... That side, there's a limit, and if it weren't for the bike in question (especially as it's gravel) I probably wouldn't care and settle on shallow rims.
infmz-
Of course, but you're making the assumption that faster is better. :)
You know what's nice? Being able to hook a bike on those stupid train hangers without worrying about a £1500 wheel or spending that £1500 on travel rather than carbon spinny things and then not having to worry about how shit the baggage handling is while waiting for your bike.
It's why I ride a steel bikes for the most part. I just don't worry about them. (I have the Shiv if I want aero)
hippy
Is that an aesthetic question? In which case I'm basically out, because most of my bikes are fugly and functional. I'm still a big "aero wheels only if you're racing" proponent. The extra faff of finding long valves and/or long valve tubes and the sketchiness in the wind is enough reason most people SHOULD be riding shallow wheels. "They look sexy" is the reason most people ARE riding deep wheels.
(I'm definitely buying 50mm rims and running stupid MTB tyres)